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American Recovery & Reinvestment Act

Overview of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) was signed into law by President Obama on February 17th, 2009. It is an unprecedented effort to jumpstart our economy, create or save millions of jobs, and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges so our country can thrive in the 21st century. The Act is an extraordinary response to a crisis unlike any since the Great Depression, and includes measures to modernize our nation's infrastructure, enhance energy independence, expand educational opportunities, preserve and improve affordable health care, provide tax relief, and protect those in greatest need.

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Highlights

  • Student Summer Opportunities just announced — Get Ready!

    NIH wants to encourage students to seriously pursue research careers in health-related sciences. This is a unique opportunity for students to be a member of a research team. If you are a high school or college student with an interest in pursuing a science lab experience this summer, you may want to look at a map of research institutions that receive NIH funding (http://report.nih.gov/award/trends/State_Congressional/StateOverview.cfm) to identify institutions — and then at the database of NIH-funded projects (http://report.nih.gov/crisp/crisp_report.aspx?src=crispquery) to identify institutions that have scientific projects of interest. If an announcement appears at an institution near you, we want you to be ready.

    NIH-funded institutions are in the process of requesting and potentially receiving supplements to existing NIH projects that will be dedicated to supporting these summer research experiences. When these institutions receive funds, they and/or their NIH supported investigators will begin posting opportunities. We know time is short. Please help us spread the word by sharing information with students and teachers who might be interested. We will provide additional information about these opportunities and the best ways to contact grantee institutions on this Web site as it become available.

  • Teacher Summer Opportunities just announced — Get Ready!

    We are providing elementary, middle and high school teachers, as well as college faculty with short term research experiences at NIH-funded institutions to aid in professional development and to aid them in fostering a lifelong interest in science for their students. Teachers will have the opportunity to participate in laboratory science, be a member of a research team, and/or learn a state-of-the-art technique in modern biology. We know time is short, so we are encouraging you to think about potential opportunities by investigating the NIH funded research programs in your field of interest using this on-line map of research institutions with NIH funding (http://report.nih.gov/award/trends/State_Congressional/StateOverview.cfm) or by searching NIH funded projects (http://report.nih.gov/crisp/CRISPQuery.aspx) by topic of interest. Many NIH funded institutions are in the process of receiving funds dedicated to supporting summer research experiences for science educators and students. If these institutions receive these funds they and/or their NIH supported investigators will begin posting opportunities. Please help us spread the word by sharing information with students or educators who might be interested. We will provide additional information on this site once it becomes available.

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This page was last reviewed on April 24, 2009 .
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